The South Bayview Bulldog

A single ticket sold in British Columbia claimed the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 5 will again be approximately $10 million.

Big dreams and high hopes have driven a consortium of monied and altruistic hockey fans to again float an idea for a second NHL team in the GTA. It seems like a long shot somehow given the absolute lock that the Maple Leafs have been able to place on competition from Hamilton. Fans in The Hammer would kill to see an NHL club. This time the Toronto promoters are calling their dream team the Toronto Legacy Aces. Organizers say they would fund a woman’s professional hockey team here as well.

Davisville Pumpkin Parade on a chilly night/Josh Matlow

Josh Matlow, Ward 12 St. Paul’s, has tweeted his thanks to organizers of the Pumpkin Parade in June Rowland (Davisville) Park Friday evening. It was chilly but the relatively new custom of family gatherings to show off their jack-o-lanterns the night after Halloween was celebrated across the GTA and beyond. Mr. Matlow mentions Lesley Stoyan, Chris Trussell, Tanya Murdoch, Leslie Solomonian and all others involved. This pumpkin parade link has many similar tweets from other events. Pumpkins below were at Earlscourt Park at St. Clair and Caledonia Rd.

Pumpkin parade in Earlscourt Park/A Great Capture@AGreatCapture

Northwest corner of Bayview and Millwood site of BIA refinements

Proposed changes at Bayview and Millwood

Work will begin next week on South Bayview Ave. streetscape additions commissioned by the Bayview Leaside BIA. A fenced area on the northwest corner of Bayview and Millwood Rd. will be the first to receive the planned planters and other refinements. Similar work will be done during this phase on the northeast corner. BIA Streetscape proposals shown for Bayview and Millwood

Proposed refinements to northwest corner of Bayview and Millwood

Public elementary teachers and education workers in Ontario have voted 98 percent in favour of a strike, the union representing them said Friday, calling the result an overwhelming mandate for job action if they deem it necessary. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario said talks with the province at the central bargaining table have not progressed in any meaningful way. Union president Sam Hammond said his members are concerned about class size, class structure, violence in classrooms, and the preservation of the current full-day kindergarten model. Almost every issue has become a sticking point in the negotiations, he said — Canadian Press

Fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday

Take another look/City of Toronto

The darkness of the November time-change is upon Toronto again with the switch to Eastern Standard Time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3. There are will be fewer daylight hours and reduced visibility everywhere. It’s a time when pedestrian collisions increase by more than 30 percent. To draw attention to the increased risks facing pedestrians and cyclists, the City of Toronto is launching a public education campaign that promotes road safety as we enter a season with reduced daylight hours. It features a series of painted faces with the eyes focused on either a pedestrian, a cyclist or a vehicle. Using the slogan “Take another look,” the campaign intends to remind Torontonians, especially drivers, to be aware of each other as they share the City’s roads. Similar advertising efforts around the daylight saving time change in New York City led to an overall reduction in fatalities. Also City News

Traffic accidents Thursday night

Traffic accidents are already rising. Our rainy Thursday was a bad one.

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Kim McCullough/Leaside Wildcats

The coach of the Leaside Jr. Wildcats, Kim McCullough, will be inducted into the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame on November 15, 2019. She has been associated with the Wildcats association for close to 30 years. Starting as a preteen, playing with the Wildcats in the early 90s, Kim has represented the Leaside community at the highest provincial, national, and collegiate athletic levels, as a member of a historic group that established professional women’s hockey in Canada, and as an educator, instructor, and coach over the past 15 years. Her business, Total Female Hockey, is an inspiration and springboard for countless girls. Kim also coaches the Midget AA team.

Hall of Fame looking for volunteers

The Hall of Fame is looking for student volunteers. If interested, please contact us at info@torontoleasidewildcats.ca. If you are interested in tickets for the event, please visit the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame website.

California wildfire wedding near Kincaide/family

In California, commentators are suggesting that among the many “new normal” conditions of climate change will be constant firefighting. Blazes continue to rage in northern California where as many as 150,000 people are now evacuated from their homes. One couple wore smoke masks at their marriage. The photo has gone viral.

The Weather Network is forecasting wet windy weather for Halloween night. It will be drizzly with temperatures of about 3º Celsius for the annual door to door. Please go safely

First, a CBC National report which gives the sharpest focus yet seen to the madness we gently refer to as distracted driving. Should checking your mail at 100 km be a criminal offense? Then, mid-week crime in the GTA in two reports from 680 News and Citytv. Lastly, women members of the UK parliament have written to Meghan to denounce the Fleet Street tabs.